Category: Municipal Law News
Tue Jan 24, 2023 ‐ Municipal Law News
New Paid Leave for All Workers Act
The Governor is expected to sign and enact the Paid Leave for All Workers Act (the “Act”), which will go into effect January 1, 2024. Senate Bill 208, which creates the Act, was passed by both houses on January 10, […]Tue Jan 3, 2023 ‐ Municipal Law News
Illinois Supreme Court Stays SAFE-T Act Cash Bail Requirements
On December 31, 2022, the Illinois Supreme Court granted a stay on Illinois’ Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act (“Safe-T Act”) eliminating the pre-trial release and bail reforms set to begin on January 1, 2023 in a substantial number of Illinois’ […]Tue Nov 1, 2022 ‐ Firm News
James Ferolo, Allen Wall and Jonathan Priest Author Article Published in SIU Law Journal and Westlaw
“Municipal Sign Ordinances in the Post-Reed World: How Can Municipalities Continue to Regulate Signs Without Violating the First Amendment?” written by Attorneys James Ferolo, Allen Wall, and Jonathan Priest of Klein, Thorpe and Jenkins, LTD. was recently published in the […]Mon Jul 18, 2022 ‐ Education Law News
ILLINOIS FIREARMS RESTRAINING ORDER ACT: LOCAL IMPLEMENTATION
The Illinois Firearms Restraining Order Act (the “FROA”) was initially enacted in 2019, The FROA authorizes a petition to a circuit court for the issuance and execution of a “firearms restraining order” prohibiting a named person from buying, possessing or […]